Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
Frank McCourt
ISBN 10: 068484267X ISBN 13: 9780684842677
Published by Scribner (edition 1st Touchstone Edition 1999), 1999
Used
Paperback
From
BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 2 February 2016
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 068484267X-7-1-13
Synopsis:
The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies.
About the Author: Frank McCourt (1930-2009) was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, grew up in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to America in 1949. For thirty years he taught in New York City high schools. His first book, Angela's Ashes, won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Award. He is also the author of the memoirs 'Tis and Teacher Man. In 2006, he won the prestigious Ellis Island Family Heritage Award for Exemplary Service in the Field of the Arts and the United Federation of Teachers John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
Publisher: Scribner (edition 1st Touchstone Edition 1999)
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st Touchstone Edition 1999.